Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Pennsylvania
Precipitation Rankings, April 1988
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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April 1988 1-Month |
2.55" (64.77mm) | 3.64" (92.46mm) |
-1.09" (-27.69mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1946 |
105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2011 | ||||
Mar–Apr 1988 2-Month |
4.75" (120.65mm) | 7.13" (181.10mm) |
-2.38" (-60.45mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1915 |
120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2011 | ||||
Feb–Apr 1988 3-Month |
7.74" (196.60mm) | 9.73" (247.14mm) |
-1.99" (-50.54mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1941 |
107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2011 | ||||
Jan–Apr 1988 4-Month |
9.52" (241.81mm) | 12.78" (324.61mm) |
-3.26" (-82.80mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1941 |
122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2011 | ||||
Dec 1987–Apr 1988 5-Month |
11.72" (297.69mm) | 15.88" (403.35mm) |
-4.16" (-105.66mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1941 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2011 | ||||
Nov 1987–Apr 1988 6-Month |
14.73" (374.14mm) | 19.09" (484.89mm) |
-4.36" (-110.75mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1931 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1952 | ||||
Oct 1987–Apr 1988 7-Month |
17.28" (438.91mm) | 22.27" (565.66mm) |
-4.99" (-126.75mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1925 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2011 | ||||
Sep 1987–Apr 1988 8-Month |
23.57" (598.68mm) | 25.83" (656.08mm) |
-2.26" (-57.40mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1931 |
94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
Aug 1987–Apr 1988 9-Month |
28.22" (716.79mm) | 29.69" (754.13mm) |
-1.47" (-37.34mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1931 |
81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
Jul 1987–Apr 1988 10-Month |
32.33" (821.18mm) | 33.89" (860.81mm) |
-1.56" (-39.63mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1931 |
83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1987–Apr 1988 11-Month |
36.46" (926.08mm) | 38.05" (966.47mm) |
-1.59" (-40.39mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1931 |
85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
May 1987–Apr 1988 12-Month |
39.68" (1,007.87mm) | 41.95" (1,065.53mm) |
-2.27" (-57.66mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1931 |
91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
Nov 1986–Apr 1988 18-Month |
58.81" (1,493.77mm) | 61.03" (1,550.16mm) |
-2.22" (-56.39mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1931 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
May 1986–Apr 1988 24-Month |
81.28" (2,064.51mm) | 83.91" (2,131.31mm) |
-2.63" (-66.80mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1966 |
91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2020 | ||||
May 1985–Apr 1988 36-Month |
126.17" (3,204.72mm) | 125.93" (3,198.62mm) |
0.24" (6.10mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1967 |
75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2020 | ||||
May 1984–Apr 1988 48-Month |
167.74" (4,260.60mm) | 167.93" (4,265.42mm) |
-0.19" (-4.82mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1966 |
74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2020 | ||||
May 1983–Apr 1988 60-Month |
213.55" (5,424.17mm) | 209.83" (5,329.68mm) |
3.72" (94.49mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1967 |
55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2022 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/